Instant and healthy version of dahi vada made with bread – Easy, fat free and No cook Recipe Dahi vada is a popular snack or street food of Northern India. It is a deep fried snack made with white lentil or urad daal .You need to plan it ahead as its made with soaked and…

Zaatar Roasted Potatoes – Crispy stir-fried potatoes with Zaatar spice mix Zaatar is a Middle Eastern spice mix which has very delicate tangy flavours. It is mainly used as a topping for different types of Middle Eastern bread. The most popular is Zaatar Manakeesh, the generous sprinkle of olive oil mixed zaatar takes this manakeesh to…

Moong Daal Kachori-Crisp homemade pastry shells stuffed with mildly spiced bean sprout filling Moong Daal Kachori -are very popular breakfast and snack from North India.They are flaky and crisp shells made with refined flour, stuffed with either savory or sweet stuffing but a savory version is the most popular version of kachoris. These moong sprout…

A crispy savory beautiful shaped snack made with refined flour and few spices Champakali,crispy karela is a savory snack made with refined flour and few spices.It is rolled and then shaped in a form of a flower bud which opens while frying.It is many interesting names in different Indian States.Fried karela is used as a…

Crispy fried corn kernels-perfect snack for monsoon During monsoon we all love to have roasted corn cobs.In India we can see hawkers and stalls selling roasted corn on each side and corners of the road.In a small pan they lit some coal and roast tender corn cobs and rub with a generous amount of lemon…

Dhokla- A steamed and spongy lentil cake from the state of Gujarat Their are so many things for which Gujarat is popular for and their snacks are one among the list .Gujarati snacks are very delicious and most of the time are made with gram flour/besan. Among the long list of their snacks/farsans – dhokla…

Masala mathri- Very Crispy masala Mathri made with refined flour and Indian spices Masala Mathri- As the festival of colours-Holi is coming soon and I have a List of sweet and savoury to make before holi,so first I made a batch of crispy Masala Khaajali which I shaped in the form of chaklis ,Mathri are…

Waffle Uttapam- A savory waffle made with rice lentil batter and vegetables Waffles are usually made with flour mixture and are sweet in taste.But as I am not found of those sweet waffles my waffle maker was just lying in the store corner .last week I have some guest at my place and I was…

Fresh pea pods tempered and stir fried with spices Fresh peas are now flooded in the market .They are available on very reasonable prices . Whole year we have to use the frozen ones but now we all prefer to use the fresh peas .In my kitchen now Peas are added in almost every vegetable…

Healthy sweet and spicy Amla candy Amla /Indian gooseberries are a power house of nutrients .They are a very good source of Vitamin C ,contains a good amount of minerals and many vitamins,calcium,Iron, phosphorous etc. Amla enhances the absorption of food, strengthen the heart, muscle, lungs,good for eyes, promotes hair growth, very good for skin,…

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About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!